South Forestville Park
South Forestville Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 79 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Douglas Patterson Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 79 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 2.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 8.7 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing Area · 11 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Fort Washington Overlook · 12 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Douglas Patterson Park: 0.8 mi
- Michael J Polley Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
- Suitland Bog Park: 1.1 mi
- Berkshire Neighborhood Park: 1.3 mi
- Westphalia Neighborhood Park: 1.6 mi
- Grumann F6F Hellcat: 2.0 mi
- Lockheed C-140 Jetstar: 2.0 mi
- Officer Lawrence Buckner Memorial: 2.6 mi
- GSA-Photovoltaic Array: 3.3 mi
- Anthony Shaw: 3.9 mi
- Walker Mill Regional Park: 2.4 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 4.8 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 4.9 mi
- Alger Park: 4.9 mi
- Barnaby Run Park: 5.2 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 8: 2.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 3: 2.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 2: 2.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 4: 2.7 mi
- Between Earth and Sky - Number 6: 2.7 mi
- Smithsonian NMAI Cultural Resources Center: 3.0 mi
- Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse: 3.2 mi
- Smithsonian Museum Support Center: 3.2 mi
- Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum: 5.3 mi
- America's Islamic Heritage Museum: 6.2 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 4.1 mi
- Community Garden Plots (NPS): 4.7 mi
- Ex Garden Future & MTB Pump Track: 4.8 mi
- Deanwood Garden: 5.6 mi
- IDEA Academy garden: 5.6 mi
- Surratt House: 5.0 mi
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: 5.9 mi
- John Gould Stephenson: 6.0 mi
- Anne Royall: 6.0 mi
- Leonard Matlovich: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 5.9 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 4.9 mi
- Hickey Hill: 6.7 mi
- Bald Eagle Hill: 7.0 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 7.1 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 7.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.7 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 14.4 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 18.6 mi
- Selby Beach: 20.5 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 20.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Indian Head: 22.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 11.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 13.3 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 22.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 19.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 19.5 mi
- Great Falls: 22.9 mi
- Wilson: 15.3 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Forestville Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 288° | 156 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 315° | 156 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WNW 285° | 144 m | 16.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WNW 288° | 140 m | 15.6 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 287° | 140 m | 20.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 281° | 137 m | 17.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 281° | 125 m | 14.5 mi |
| Point Reno | NW 308° | 123 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Marlboro 3 NNW, 6 mi away.
- fan clubmoss61 obs
- cinnamon fern55 obs
- American Royal Fern49 obs
- sweetbay magnolia48 obs
- striped wintergreen45 obs
- poison sumac43 obs
- American sweetgum40 obs
- stiff cowbane35 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358253674
Day trips start here
- Prince George's County · 2 mi
- Suitland · 2 mi
- Clinton-Camp Springs · 3 mi
- Largo · 4 mi
- Washington, D.C./Anacostia · 5 mi
- Upper Marlboro · 7 mi
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